This morning's commute and other commuting stories

Oh no! That sucks dude. At least its cold dark winter and not the first flush of spring.

Heal up!

That must have been some break; done mine a few times and only in a cast for max 3 weeks. Just make sure you keep an old chopstick handy for scratching itches, especially if you have some scabbing..

I reckon there's been some miscommunication. 12 weeks is the total duration of healing in most adults. You normally don't need a cast for more than 3 weeks unless it's badly displaced.
Having said that, I don't know the specifics of your case so just clarify at your fracture clinic appointment. If it is 12 weeks in cast it must have been a bad fall! Wish you the best.

That's so crap. Speedy recovery.

Contrary to probably more qualified comments, I did spend 12 weeks in a cast a few years back - they took a super aggressive approach to try and avoid surgery. While the cast bit sucks balls, the outcome at the end is excellent - unlike a number of other people once I had movement back it's as good as new. Fingers crossed you end up back in good nick in a few months - and suffer the challenge of christmas lunch minus full cutlery with bravado!

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I also broke this one once. It's indeed 3 months of cast. Scaphoid is the longest bone to heal in the body because it's badly irrigated by blood. I recovered perfectly though! Good luck mate!

Sorry to hear that, G. Heal up more quickly than they think you will!

Heal up, dude. Remember heal up properly > heal up quickly

Aw crap. Please don't swap riding all the roads for breaking all the bones.

Oof heal up quickly. Cycled to work singing the 'Don't lean' song this morning.